• South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka in the first Women's T20I by 79 runs.

  • Laura Wolvaardt won the Player of the Match for her outstanding century.

Twitter reactions: Laura Wolvaardt’s sizzling ton steers South Africa to emphatic win over Sri Lanka in 1st Women’s T20I
South Africa beat Sri Lanka in the first WT20I
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In the opening T20I of the , the home team put on a dominant display🍸 at Willowmoore Park. The Proteas Women were all over the Islanders as they registered a victory by 79 runs.

Laura Wolvaardt gains attention with a stunning century

Winning the toss, Sri Lanka Women elected to bowl first, aiming to restrict the hosts’ batting lineup. �🦹�However, South Africa Women’s innings started with a bang as their top-order batswomen displayed remarkable prowess with the bat.

starred with an exceptional century, scoring 102 runs off just 63 deliveries, including 12 fours and 3 sixes, laying a solid foundation for her team. She was well-supported by the veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, who contributed a blazing 60 off 40 balls, and Tazmin Brits, who added a quickfire 15 off 8 balls. ♏The South African innings culminated at an imposing tota𒆙l of 198/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Disciplined bowling keep Sri Lanka batters at bay

In response, Sri Lanka Women faced a daunting chase. Despite efforts from Harshitha Samarawickrama, who scored 38 off 33 balls, and Hasini Perera, who contributed 30 off 18 balls, the vi🌸siting team struggled to keep up with the required run rate.

The South African bowlers put up a disciplined performance, with Tumi Sekhukhune and Annerie Dercksen leading the attack, claimin𝓰g two wickets each. Sri Lanka Women were eventually bundled out for 119 runs in 18.2 overs, .

Here is how Twitter reacted:

— Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA)

— Damian Heinz (@DamianHeinz)

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)

— Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor)

— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ)

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— Krish (@LuciferStan07)

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17)

to a huge victory in Benoni 🇿🇦🌟 | |

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV)

⁩ ⁦⁩ some serious shots played ⁦⁩

— Ekkers (@ekkers_sa)

👏👏👏

— Sandesh (@sandymys)

— Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek)

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